Ning Yunshu era originalmente a princesa mais nobre e respeitada de Da Su. Se não fosse pelo aparecimento de Ning Moxue! Durante a caça de outono no campo imperial, uma simples frase de Ning Moxue — "Você ainda se lembra de Xia Yuhe à beira do Lago Daming, anos atrás?" — bastou para que ela fosse substituída como a princesa mais favorecida. Tudo o que ela possuía foi facilmente tomado por Ning Moxue, e, sem escolha, ela foi forçada a ir em nome de Ning Moxue para se casar com os Xiongnu em uma aliança política. O pai e a mãe, que antes a mimavam, observavam friamente; o irmão mais velho, que antes a estimava, limitou-se a dizer "Cuide-se"; e o jovem general, que fora prometido a ela, ainda a acompanhou pessoalmente até os Xiongnu. Durante sete anos de casamento político, ela sofreu inúmeras adversidades, e quando finalmente retornou à corte, tudo havia mudado. Transformada em uma princesa imperial frágil e impiedosa, ela tomou o controle dos assuntos do império. Mas jamais imaginou que, um dia, o pai entregaria voluntariamente o trono, a mãe e o irmão implorariam chorando por perdão, e o grande general, com armadura reluzente, se curvaria diante dela: "Yunshu, poderá me perdoar...?"
"Princess of Great Su? To me, you are nothing but a dog! Come, bark a few times for me to hear."
"A woman who has been toyed with by that old geezer? I find you filthy! Better to hand you over to the others as a plaything!"
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Ning Yunshu was shoved and jostled by the crowd, yet those nightmarish words continued to echo in her mind.
It was her own father, the Emperor, and her mother, the Consort, who had personally forced her onto the path of political marriage. It was the young general she had once admired who had personally delivered her to the bed of the Xiongnu. Meanwhile, the princess who had been picked up from the streets had replaced her, enjoying every honor and favor in her stead.
"Ugh! You stinking beggar! Are you looking to die?"
"A creature like you, a stinking beggar, dares to look upon the sacred face of the Princess?"
"How disgusting, get away!"
She, along with the rest of the commoners, was held back by the palace guards on either side of the long street. Her matted, grime-covered appearance made people recoil and spew constant insults.
She did not respond; her long, phoenix-like eyes swept over the faces of the crowd with an indecipherable darkness.
A beggar? They actually thought she was a beggar...
If she had not been sent to marry the Xiongnu seven years ago, would they even have this peace and prosperity today?
Their lives had been sustained by her sacrifice, and one day, she would take them back.
At that moment, dark clou